Karakalpakstan Regional Museum

This museum is more known for its rich Savitsky collection jealously protected in Nukus. Igor Savitsky came to Nukus as an archaeologist, painter and collector with a research mission from Moscow. His love for Nukus was imbedded since then finding a place where he could hide his collections of pre and post Russian avant-garde paintings which he collected from 1957-66. He took pains to collected the prohibited paintings through various sources and brought them over into his hidden realm of Nukus, until then a closed zone. Works of Lyubo Popova, Kliment Redko, Mukhino, Ivan Kudriachov, Robert Falk and many more were lying until ’66 that he was able to convince the authorities for displaying his collections and archaeological material sought from sites in Khorezm region. He died in 1984 but his work and collection found recognition in Perestroika of 1985. His ardent student and the current Director of the Museum Ms Marinika Babanazarova is dedicated to his museum now the exhibits have found respect in a more spacious building named as Karakalpakstan Regional Museum.